#THE RAJGHAT SAMADHI ACT, 1951 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1. Short title and commencement. 
2. Definitions. 
3. The Rajghat Samadhi Committee. 
4. Composition of the Committee. 
5. Powers and duties of the Committee. 
6. Power of Central Government to make rules. 
7. Power of Committee to make bye-laws. 
7A. Rules and bye-laws to be laid before Parliament. 
8. Validity of acts of Committee not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc. 
THE SCHEDULE. 



#THE RAJGHAT SAMADHI ACT, 1951 

##ACT NO. 41 OF 1951 

[29th June, 1951.] 

An Act to provide for the administration and control of the Rajghat Samadhi in Delhi. 

  BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:— 

1. **Short title and commencement.**—(1) This Act may be called the Rajghat Samadhi Act, 1951. 

(2) It shall come into force on such date as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 
Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. **Definitions.**—In this Act,— 

  (a) “Committee” means the Rajghat Samadhi Committee constituted under this Act; 

  (b) “Samadhi” means the structure built in token of reverence for Mahatama Gandhi at Rajghat 
on  the  Western  bank  of  the  Jamuna  in  Delhi,  and  includes  the  premises  described  in  the  Schedule 
with  all  buildings  contained  therein, together  with  all  additions  thereto  or  alterations  thereof  which 
may be made after the commencement of this Act. 

3. **The Rajghat Samadhi Committee.**—(1) The administration and control of the Samadhi shall be 
vested in a Committee constituted in the manner hereinafter provided. 

(2) The Committee shall by the name of “The Rajghat Samadhi Committee”, be a body corporate and 
shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued through its 
Chairman. 

4. **Composition of the Committee.**—(1)  The  Committee  shall  consist  of  the  following  members, 
namely:— 

  (a) the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, *ex officio*;

  (b) three officials nominated by the Central Government; 

  (c) four non-officials nominated by the Central Government; 

  (d) three members of Parliament of whom shall be elected from among themselves by members 
of the House of the People and one from among themselves by members of the Council of States. 

(2) The  Central  Government  may  appoint  any  person  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  or  any  other 
person to be the Chairman of the Committee, and if any other person is so appointed, he shall be deemed 
to be a member of the Committee within the meaning of sub-section (1). 

(3) All  persons  nominated  by  the  Central  Government  to  be  members  of  the  Committee  shall  hold 
office during the pleasure of the Central Government. 

(4) The term of office of a member elected under clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall come to an end 
as soon as he ceases to be a member of the House from which he was elected.

[^5][(5) It is hereby declared that the office of member of the Committee shall not disqualify its holder 
for being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.] 

5. **Powers and duties of the Committee.**—Subject to such rules as may be made under this Act, the 
powers and duties of the Committee shall be— 

  (a) to administer the affairs of the Samadhi and to keep the Samadhi in proper order and in a state 
of good repair; 

  (b) to organise and regulate periodical functions at the Samadhi; 



[^5]. Ins. by Act 30 of 1988, s. 2 (w.e.f. 18-5-1988). 



  (c) to do such other things as may be incidental or conducive to the efficient administration of the 
affairs of the Samadhi. 

6. **Power of Central Government to make rules.**—The Central Government may, by notification in 
the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the objects of this Act, and to regulate access to the Samadhi 
or to any portion thereof. 

7. **Power of Committee to make bye-laws.**—(1)  The  Committee  may [^1][by  notification  in  the 
Official Gazette] make bye-laws consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder for all or any of 
the following purposes, namely:— 

  (a) the  manner  in  which  meetings  of  the  Committee  shall  be  convened,  the  quorum  for  the 
transaction of any business thereat and the procedure at such meetings; 

  (b) the appointment of such persons as may be necessary to assist the Committee in the efficient 
performance of its duties and the terms and conditions of service of such employees; 

  (c) the duties and powers of the employees of the Committee; 

  (d) the submission of accounts, returns and reports to the Committee by any of its employees. 

(2) All bye-laws made under this section shall be subject to the condition of previous publication and 
shall not have effect until they are approved by the Central Government. 

[^2][7A. **Rules and bye-laws to be laid before Parliament.**—Every rule and every bye-law made under 
this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in 
session,  for  a  total  period  of  thirty  days  which  may  be  comprised  in  one  session  or  in  two  or  more 
successive  sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the 
successive  sessions  aforesaid,  both  Houses  agree  in  making  any  modification  in  the  rule  or  bye-law  or 
both Houses agree that the rule or bye-law should not be made, the rule or bye-law shall thereafter have 
effect  only  in  such  modified  form  or  be  of  no  effect,  as  the  case  may  be;  so,  however,  that  any  such 
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or bye-law.] 

8. **Validity of acts of Committee not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.**—No  act  or 
proceeding of the Committee shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in, or any 
defect in the constitution of, the Committee. 

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###THE SCHEDULE 

*[See* section 2(b)] 

  The Samadhi premises, admeasuring 44.35 acres, bounded 

  on the north by a vacant piece of land belonging to the Delhi Improvement Trust 

  on the south by Power House; and 

  on the east by the Power House; and 

  on the west by Bela Road. 

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[^1]. Ins. by Act 30 of 1988, s. 3 (w.e.f 18-5-1988). 
[^2]. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-5-1988). 